A Sisto V Pontefice Ottimo Massimo : oratione

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First edition in Italian, issued simultaneously with the Latin text, of a speech to Pope Sixtus V, delivered May 14, 1585, by Aldo Manuzio the Younger upon being admitted to the Chair of Eloquence at the University of Bologna.

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CLU

Citation location within source

235:4 (note)

M-436

p. 411

Citation source

Renouard, A.A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde

Adams

BM STC Italian, 1465-1600

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no index present

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non fiction

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In his oration, Aldo praises knowledge and learning in general, and the nobility of man, who has been endowed with senses, memory, speech and intelligence for noble aims. Aldo goes on to praise the city and university of Bologna, which he compares to ancient Rome and Athens. In conclusion, he eulogizes Pope Gregory XIII, a native Bolognese, and his successor, Pope Sixtus V